The two words that most folk associate with John Brown are radical abolitionist.
Two simple words that describe a very complicated man. Heroic martyr to some, abominable terrorist to others. He lived 59 years (May 9, 1800 to December 2, 1859), but was only famous for about six.
His abolitionist career was cut short after his raid on Harper's Ferry went poorly. His execution for treason was supervised by none other than General Robert Lee, a man who would himself be named traitor.
But in...
"Appeal to Force" Literal translation in Latin means appeal to the stick. It is ancient logical tradition involving threatening the other person with superior power. Typically it is used to imply might makes right.
Now What does that have to with all the tea in China? Or more specifically how doe it apply to a computer programmer dumped in to Star Wars a few decades before the Stark Hyperspace War?
Well our intrepid hero does not like the choices that seem most likely to be presented. A...